How to change datetime format to another language PHP

Question

I am working with Php and right now i am getting date in following format

21 Dec 22  14:13

And i want to convert this date time into arabic language format,expected output is

 ٢١ ديسمبر ٢٢:١٣

Can we do this without "google api",How can i do this with php ?

Please share more details, like the code you are currently using — Nico Haase, Jan 19 '23 at 12:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 19 '23 at 12:52

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PHP has everything you need for date formatting. Using IntlDateFormatter:

<?php
$date = '21 Dec 22  14:13';
$date_time = new DateTime($date);

$formatter = new IntlDateFormatter(
    'ar_DZ',
);
print $formatter->format($date_time);

Refer the IntlDateFormatter docs.

answered Jan 19 '23 at 12:52

Jared

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great work. can you please convert date ( digit ) in arabic language. – Piyush Sapariya Jan 19 '23 at 12:54
This conversion seems to be trivial via `str_replace` – Jared Jan 19 '23 at 13:09
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@PiyushSapariya For Arabic numerals you need a different locale than `ar_DZ`, e.g. `ar`, `ar_EG`... – Álvaro González Jan 19 '23 at 16:39
Okay. Thank you for helping me to understand @ÁlvaroGonzález – Piyush Sapariya Jan 20 '23 at 05:27

Piyush Sapariya · Answer 2 · 2023-01-19T13:00:08.390

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many of suggestion say you have to set setlocale but setlocale won't actually do any language translation for you but rather affects things like the formatting and comparator functionality. If you want localisation then you could try using IntlDateFormatter which may give you what you need.

edited Jan 19 '23 at 13:00

answered Jan 19 '23 at 12:49

Piyush Sapariya

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" if PHP 5.3 isn't an option for you" - what do you mean by that? 5.3 is outdated since years – Nico Haase Jan 19 '23 at 12:56

How to change datetime format to another language PHP

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